103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4647

 

Introduced 2/6/2024, by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 25/1.25 new

    Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within this State shall adopt a policy that allows for a student to participate in interscholastic athletics immediately upon completing a transfer from one school to another school and enrolling in that other school. Provides that the policy may prohibit the student from participating in interscholastic athletics at that other school before the school transfer process is complete and the transfer has been accepted by the principal of the school from which the student is transferring and the principal of the school to which the student is transferring. Effective July 1, 2024.


LRB103 35942 RJT 66029 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4647LRB103 35942 RJT 66029 b

1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act
5is amended by adding Section 1.25 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 25/1.25 new)
7    Sec. 1.25. Student transfers. An association or other
8entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring,
9regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic
10athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools
11and students within this State shall adopt a policy that
12allows for a student to participate in interscholastic
13athletics immediately upon completing a transfer from one
14school to another school and enrolling in the other school.
15However, the policy may prohibit the student from
16participating in interscholastic athletics at that other
17school before the school transfer process is complete and the
18transfer has been accepted by the principal of the school from
19which the student is transferring and the principal of the
20school to which the student is transferring.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
222024.